"Corruption is uniquely reprehensible in a democracy because it violates the system's first principle, which we all learned back in the sunshiny days of elementary school: that the government exist to serve the public, not particular companies or individuals or even elected officials."

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Source : Thomas Frank (2008). “The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule”, p.3, Macmillan

Thomas Frank

#School Quotes #Government Quotes #Democracy Quotes

“Religion fails if it cannot speak to men as they are.”
“I think it's very important for us to start to build a culture of resistance, because what we're doing isn't working, clearly.”
“Feeling good about your life, but not expressing a heartfelt 'thank you,' is like wrapping a gift for someone and never giving it to them.”

Source : "The Five Fundamentals of Management Etiquette" by Chip Conley, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 11, 2012.
“If you're going to care about the fall of the sparrow you can't pick and choose who's going to be the sparrow. It's everybody.”
“Great literature rattles the mind and makes the body sing. It's an unmistakable, electric feeling, and too rare. That is what I want.”

Source : Source: www.commonwealmagazine.org
“Chopin's rubato possessed an unshakeable emotional logic. It always justified itself by a strengthening or weakening melodic line, by exaggeration or affectation.”
“Did you work for the money to buy those earrings? Or did your Daddy buy those for you?”
“Interesting people always have a past.”

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